Could anyone point me to an example that adds menuitems to the desktop context menu 1. permanently, 2. only while my app is running? TIA, Bob ...more >>

Thanks to anyone who has time to reply with some good advice or indications. I posted this message to a visual basic group and was kindly redirected here by an MVP, explaining that visual basic.net is quite different to visual basic previous versions. Before anyone feels tempted to flame or to s...more >>

In my project I need to get an XML document at a web address and save it here for use in another part of the program. If I enter the address in my browser I can see the xml just fine. If I use this code the data is encrypted. It is encrypted on the web site but I assume the cgi that displays it ...more >>

Hello here is my little problem : I have a project with a DLL and a Form. The form use the DLL. If I make a modification on a DLL class, it is not directly visible on the object of this class in the form (Old interface version still present with the intellisense) I have to make a Full Buil...more >>

Hi there, I have a quick question regarding remoting. Is it possible to know the IP address of the system that is accessing the remoting object? I want to implement tight security on my remote objects as well as logging information, and I need to know *who* exactly is consuming the...more >>

How can I send e-mail and SMS in Pocket PC by using VB.NET? ...more >>

Hey, I have a working front end to a northwind database but when i add a row, i add the productID field as null so when i try and update it, i get an error, but if i click add then then close the program and then start it again it will give it a unique number (next in the sequence). Ho...more >>

Hi all, I was wondering if it is possible to execute this code and if so, how to go about doing it? Dim val1, val2 as integer val1 = 10 val2 = 15 Dim str as string = "avg(val1, val2)" eval (str) ?? function avg(val1 as integer, val2 as integer) as integer return ((val1+val2)/2) ...more >>

hello all, I am working with a touch screen application and was wondering if there was a way to create a combobox with a larger width scroll bar and arrows. Thanks for the help. Brad...more >>

How can I create a floating toolbar that works something like a Win Media Player skin. I know how to make a form remain on top of all other applications, but I need to allow users to move it around without the title bar or control box being present. Is it possible to grab part of the for...more >>

Hello Some days ago was posted the same question... I cant find the thread, but remember something like using link file instead open... I tryed that and have a msg that say the file allready exist in that directory...any thoughts? Crirus ...more >>

hello, when i'm trying to save changed data from the dataset to datasource(an excel file) i get this error An unhandled exception of type 'System.InvalidOperationException' occurred in system.data.dll Additional information: Update requires a valid UpdateCommand when passed DataRow collection...more >>

Hi, I have a form(shown as a showdialog), and when it unloads, I get the following. There is no code in the unload event. What would be the cause ? External component has thrown an exception ...more >>

In my computer system when I use Slovak or Czech language=20 all letters of alphabet are appropriate, but when I want=20 to use them in VB6 some letters such as = č,ť,ľ,ˇˇ,=B4ň are=20 not displayed as I expect. ...more >>

Hi there, I have the following problem: Is there a way to select files on time or date. I mean on the time that they are saved. I have a lot of files with a certain save time/date. Thx...more >>

How can I put the textbox.backcolor into a string ? Tom ...more >>

Hello Any ideea how to make my activex embedded in IE to ignore Text size settings of IE? Right now, If I set large text my activeX resize all textbox and any text is shown bigger Thanks Crirus ...more >>

If I have a list like Abc01 Abc02 Abc03 Abcj01 Abcj02 abcj03 Deg01 Deg02 Deg03 And so on And I like to sort them in groups (abc01-abc03) and put them in and array how can this be done Thanks Adam ...more >>

All, I appear to have a mind block at the moment. Could someone help me out and get me over this hurdle. 1. Create a new VB.Net 2003 project with form1 open. 2. Drop a "button1" onto the form. 3. Paste in the code below. When repeatNo is 0, I see the 6th button selected as expected. Whe...more >>

Does anyone know how to do this ? I have a variable called LABEL1 in my FORM1.VB declared as PUBLIC WITHEVENTS and I have another module, MODULE1.VB, which needs to reference LABEL1. However, when compiling my project, I get a 'variable is not declared' message at the line where I reference LA...more >>

Hi, I am desperatly seeking a way to keep my current working jscript event-handling routines (e.g. onmouseover etc), while sending onclick event to be handled by a routine in the codebehind of the aspx form. No matter what I tried, no matter how much I looked in the Internet, it did not wor...more >>

I am exporting data to a textfile, but I cannot get=20 special Scandinavian chars to be written correctly. I use=20 a System.IO.StreamWriter object to write. I use the=20 System.Text.UTF8Encoding. Just before the StreamWriter.WriteLine(string) I use the=20 debugger to see the string which app...more >>

Hi, I have an application with a lot of Textbox. Do you know if I can set any Textbox Text only with the string name of the Textbox. Example : For the Textbox REXENP_CATEGW could I set the Text with its string name "REXENP_CATEGW" So I don't use 'REXENP_CATEGW.Text' but GetItem("REXENP_CAT...more >>

Hello Can someone tell me how is the easyest way to encript some data that I should send over internet between 2 applications client-server I have? I dont like someone to catch a clear stream of my protocol and use that against my server Thanks, Crirus ...more >>

"Open .Net Command Window Here" context menu for Windows Explorer: The reg file described below adds a new menu item to Windows Explorer's context menu when you right-click over a folder (or the drive root). The menu item text is "Open .Net Command Window Here". When you click it, it opens a c...more >>

Hi there! I made the WebClient to work ok. I'm just wandering if there is some class that allow me to comunicate with my server, sockets one, that I designed, from a activex in html without any security issue? The WebClient need a header to work, and I whould like to skip that to minimise the...more >>

Hi, I've got a simple program that contains a windows form with 3 command buttons on. The project also includes a notifyicon and a context menu. The context menu has 3 menu items (mirroring the 3 command buttons), with each menu item firing the corresponding command buttons performclick event (eg...more >>

Hi guy's just a quick question, I've designed and built a compiled help file with html help workshop and I've added a help provider component on the form and pointed to the .chm file in question. All I want to do is fire the .chm on a .click procedure could someone point me in the right d...more >>

Hi, I have the following problem: I have a .CFM web page and I have to populate, from VB, two textboxes on it. I was thinking using sendkeys (even if I don't like it too much) but when I open the web browser and navigate to the selected page, I cannot set the focus to the html part of the ...more >>

I am writing an application with a dataload class. The=20 development is done in Windows XP, and on the development=20 Pc I can do a dataload and export without any problems if=20 I use System.Text.UTF8Encoding on the datastream for=20 writing. The datafile is still in windows standard=20 codep...more >>

I downloaded the SDK and the vb.net samples run fine in the original format but when I pull them into VS2003 there are errors all over the place.... Has anyone else encountered this? There is no activity in the DirectX group so I posted here to see if there would be a response.. ...more >>

Hi, another newbie question here. Believe it or not, I've got something that's pretty slick in that it gets the name of all running apps and populates a combobox. What I want to do is test to make sure I can do something with it, so I just want to put it out to a label I ahve on the form (...more >>

I can't seen to get the createwindowex api call working, what am I doing wrong. I am actually using visual basic 6. here is a sample, Public Const WC_IE = "Shell DocObject View" Declare Function CreateWindowEx Lib "user32.dll" Alias "CreateWindowExA" (ByVal dwExStyle As Long, ByVal ...more >>

I have a dataset with several different tables and also a combobox with the names of those tables. I'd like the names in the combobox to be bold when the table has any changes. A dataset has a "haschanges" function, but I can't find the same on datatable level. Does anyone have an idea on ...more >>